diff --git a/guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm b/guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm
index f7fd7c0818..63bbeae605 100644
--- a/guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm
+++ b/guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm
@@ -518,12 +518,6 @@ makefiles."
                            (debug-file file))
             file))
 
-  (define (guile-bytecode? file)
-    (and (string-suffix? ".go" file)
-         (elf-section-by-name
-          (parse-elf (call-with-input-file file get-bytevector-all))
-          ".guile.procprops")))
-
   (define (strip-dir dir)
     (format #t "stripping binaries in ~s with ~s and flags ~s~%"
             dir strip-command strip-flags)
@@ -532,11 +526,7 @@ makefiles."
               debug-output objcopy-command))
 
     (for-each (lambda (file)
-                (when (and (or (elf-file? file) (ar-file? file))
-                           ;; XXX: 'strip' (and 'objdump') choke on the Guile
-                           ;; byte-compiled objects, with errors like "Unable
-                           ;; to recognise the format of the input file".
-                           (not (guile-bytecode? file)))
+                (when (or (elf-file? file) (ar-file? file))
                   ;; If an error occurs while processing a file, issue a
                   ;; warning and continue to the next file.
                   (guard (c ((invoke-error? c)